RECAP2013-W361 SEPT TO 8 SEPT 2013
Week of 1 Sept 2013The week in game journalism.
A snapshot of what writers were chasing this week. We sort by how much coverage jumped against the previous four weeks, so a story breaking now rises above games that already get steady writeups every week.
PIECES INDEXED
40
-40% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
10
across 1 outlets
GAMES COVERED
41
total games covered this week
NEW VOICES
0
first article indexed
01 · TRENDING
Games that picked up coverage this week
The games whose coverage spiked this week against their own four-week baseline. Worth a look if you missed them.
TRENDING▲ +300%
Borderlands 2
OUT NOW
1
PIECES
1 writers · 1 outlets
KH
TRENDINGNEW THIS WEEK
Space Hulk: Deathwing
OUT NOW
1
PIECES
1 writers · 1 outlets
KH
TRENDING▲ +300%
Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare
OUT NOW
1
PIECES
1 writers · 1 outlets
MH
ALSO PICKING UP · 5 GAMES
Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes
OUT NOW
1 writers · 1 outlets
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain
OUT NOW
1 writers · 1 outlets
The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky SC
OUT NOW
1 writers · 1 outlets
Grand Theft Auto V
OUT NOW
1 writers · 1 outlets
-33%
Battlefield 4
OUT NOW
1 writers · 1 outlets
▲ +100%
02 · IN THE BYLINE THIS WEEK
Writers we kept seeing across the index
Worth checking in on. The cadence chart shows which days they published, which often says more about a beat than a tally does.
KH
Kyle HilliardGame Informer
Writing about 2K Drive, Battlefield 4, Borderlands 2
FILED
15 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (3), Wednesday (2), Thursday (1), Friday (1), Saturday (3), Sunday (5).
MF
Mike Futter
Writing about Always Sometimes Monsters, Call of Duty: Strike Team, Dead or Alive 5 Ultimate
FILED
7 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (3), Wednesday (3), Thursday (1).
MB
Matt Bertz
Writing about Contrast, Fantasia: Music Evolved, NBA 2K14
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (1), Friday (2).
MH
Matt Helgeson
Writing about Driveclub, Grand Theft Auto V, Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Friday (4).
TT
Tim Turi
Writing about Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures, Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse, TxK
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (2), Tuesday (1).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 5 writers filed this week.
Browse them by outlet, beat or the games they cover →
03 · READER ATTENTION
What's drawing readers in
No reader signal recorded for this week.
04 · NEW VOICES
First piece indexed this week
No first-time writers indexed this week.
A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.